{"product_id":"old-patagonian-express","title":"Old Patagonian Express","description":"\u003cp\u003eAward-winning travel writer Paul Theroux invites you aboard\u003ci\u003e The Old Patagonian Express by Train through the Americas\u003c\/i\u003e; packed with powerful descriptions and portraits of the many colours of humanity, \u003ci\u003eThe Old Patagonian Express\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable read. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA witty sharply observed journey down the length of North and South America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning his journey in Boston, where he boarded the subway commuter train, and catching trains of all kinds on the way, Paul Theroux tells of his voyage from ice-bound Massachusetts and Illinois to the arid plateau of Argentina's most southerly tip. Sweating and shivering by turns as the temperature and altitude shoot up and down, thrown in with the appalling Mr Thornberry in Limón and reading nightly to the blind writer, Borges, in Buenos Aires, Theroux vividly evokes the contrasts of a journey 'to the end of the line'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating, beautifully written. . . a vivid travelogue described with the sensitive, richly observant pen of a born writer' \u003ci\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is travel writing at its most accomplished. . . even the bored are funny and human, and the description of homeless children is painfully unforgettable' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmerican travel writer Paul Theroux is known for the rich descriptions of people and places that is often streaked with his distinctive sense of irony; his other non-fiction titles, \u003ci\u003eRiding the Iron Rooster\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Happy Isles of Oceania\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSunrise with Seamonsters\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kingdom by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Travel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGhost Train to the Eastern Star\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Railway Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Star Safari\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFresh-air Fiend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSir Vidia's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pillars of Hercules\u003c\/i\u003e, and his novels and collections of short stories, including the James Tait Black Memorial Prize winner \u003ci\u003eThe Mosquito Coast\u003c\/i\u003e are available from Penguin.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54220821135704,"sku":"9780140249798","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780140249798.jpg?v=1764696630","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/old-patagonian-express","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}